Microsoft and Cognizant announced this week that they are building an integration roadmap so that Cognizant can run current and future healthcare platforms on Microsoft Azure – while also migrating new and existing clients. from on-premises to Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare.
WHY IT IMPORTANT
Cognizant collaborates with Microsoft on various healthcare providers and payment solutions, including cost estimators and interoperability in SaaS environments.
With the move to the cloud, Cognizant can deliver streamlined functions and new insights to payers, providers and consumers, according to Thursday’s announcement.
“Through this integration with Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare, TriZetto customers can harness innovative features and capabilities across the entire Microsoft Cloud, empowering them to unlock growth,” said Tom McGuinness. deploy, exploit new revenue streams, and migrate their existing services to the cloud”. corporate vice president of global healthcare and life sciences at Microsoft, in the statement.
Surya Gummadi, executive vice president and president of Cognizant Americas, said technology and cloud services will help healthcare organizations optimize their business and deliver better results. for patients.
TriZetto’s healthcare business portfolio processes 2.6 billion transactions per year for more than 347,000 healthcare providers and 8,000 health insurance payers.
On the Microsoft healthcare cloud, patients will also have greater access to their healthcare data, and they will be able to review the cost of procedures and services and compare prices between suppliers, the company said.
TREND TO BIGGER WOMAN
Cognizant began a partnership with Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare following its late 2020 launch, and last year leveraged cloud services to enhance virtual healthcare services with patient tracking tools from distant.
Marcus Perez, president of Altera Digital Health, says Healthcare IT News in January that cloud technology will improve patient care and, through the use of human-centered design, create a more efficient workflow for clinicians.
“Major hospitals and medical facilities have found that cloud technology simplifies operations, secures data, and reduces costs, which are practical elements in improving management,” he said. management in healthcare organizations.
Since both patients and clinicians can access real-time health data using cloud technology, they can treat their patients more effectively, he said.
“Interoperable information exchanges will become more accessible and reach more people” by 2023, Perez predicts.
ON PROFILE
“Delivering leading-edge technology to our healthcare customers is critical in enabling payers and providers to focus more time on supporting quality care for their patients.” beneficiaries,” Gummadi said in the statement.
“Through our strategic partnership with Microsoft and based on our cutting-edge TriZetto healthcare solutions, we are empowering customers to adapt to changing market trends, changes regulatory changes and operational needs.”
Andrea Fox is the senior editor of Healthcare IT News.
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Healthcare IT News is a publication of HIMSS Media.
Darren Mann, Kathryn Kuttler and Dr. Peter Haug will provide more details during the HIMSS23 session “Patients Care Improved with Real-Time Interoperable Clinical Decision Support”. That is the schedule for Thursday, April 20 at 4pm – 5pm CT at South Building, 1st Floor, room S105 C.
